The Russellville West boys went scoreless in the third quarter and it would cost the Whirlwinds as Morrilton rallied for a 45-29 victory Monday night at the RJHS gym.

The Whirlwinds led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter and 17-12 at the half, but the Devil Pups outscored the home team 16-0 in the third to take a 28-17 lead into the fourth quarter. Morrilton then sank 14 free throws in the final stanza to pull away for the win.

Anthony Thomas led West with 10 points, while Blake Dixon followed with 6.

Morrilton girls 55, RJHS West 32

The West Lady Whirlwinds got off to a slow start and were never able to recover. Morrilton led 14-2 at the end of the first quarter and 26-7 at the half.

The Whirlwinds came on strong in the third, scoring 17 points to cut the lead to 39-24, but the Lady Devil Pups put the game away in the final quarter.

Laura Anderson had 20 points to lead Russellville West.

RJHS West boys (8) 38, Morrilton 32

The 8th grade boys picked up the only win of the night for RJHS. The Whirlwinds led at the end of every quarter. They led 7-4 at the end of the first and 18-11 at the half.

Morrilton got the lead down to 26-23 at the end of the third, but the Whirlwinds would hold on for the win.

Eric Allen scored 10 points to lead West. Blake Humphrey followed with 9 and Justin Coffman had 6.

RJHS East boys 41, Greenbrier

P.J. Lyles scored 17 points to pace the East Whirlwinds to the win. David Hogg was next with 7 and Derek Owens had 6.

The 8th grade boys won by a 25-21 score.

Greenbrier girls 45, RJHS East 34

Autumn Stewart scored 14 points and Mickey Lock added 12 as the East Lady Whirlwinds put together one of its best games of the season.

Dover girls 40, Mayflower 20

Kelly Burton scored 13 points to pace the Dover Junior Lady Pirates to their first conference win of the season.

Rebecca Mrotn and Katie McCarty scored 7 points each for Dover, which improved to 4-6 overall and 1-2 in the 5AAA Conference.

Dover boys 44, Mayflower 35

The Junior Pirates outscored Mayflower 13-6 in the final quarter to pull away for the win.

Mayflower led 9-5 at the end of the first quarter and 16-14 at the half, but Dover outscored the home team 17-13 in the third to take a 31-29 lead into the fourth quarter.